Vacuum-cleaner.



B. R. HALL.

VACUUM CLEANER. Awww/1110.11 FILED 1101.29. 1915.

Patented Feb. 13, 1911'.

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BERTIE R. HALL, OF OUTLOOK, SSKA-TCHE WAN, CANADA.

VACUUM-CLEANER.

To n?! '1e/mm it may concern.'

15e it known that 1. Baarn- R. HALL, a citizen ot' the Vnited States, residing at Ontlook, in the lrovince ot- Saskatchewan and Dominion ot' Canada. have invented new and uset'ul Improvements in Vacuumt`leaners. ot which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to iniprm'ements in vacuum cleaners. and`-particularly to hand operated cleaners.

The primalv object oi the invention is to construct a hand operated vacuum cleaner which shall be simple. cheap and thoroughly efficient. A

lith the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1. is a side ele 'ation of a vacuumv cleaner constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. Q is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view through the sa1ne.and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view looking' t0- ward the uudcriace ol" the fan casing, illustrating thc manner in which the headed end of the pipe section is secured to the casiingr and the handle member being! broken away.

Referring now to the, drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates the suction or dirt pipe, and f2 a substantially rectangular nozzle arranged upon the lower end thereof. The pipo] preferabl)7 has its upper end .provided with a head in the shape of :i fiat disk Il. and this disk is snrroundwl by the annular flai'lge 4 of a fan casing The periphery of the disk is spaced a suitable distance from the inner periphery of the lange 4 and the casing 5 is sustained upon the pipe by a pluralitlvoi radi all \r disposed arms (l which connect wit-h the lower edge of the flange 4 and secured upon the pipe] below the disk 3 thereol'. lecured centrally to the outer and closed top ol" the fan casing 5 is a handle member T, and arranged upon the said Mounted for rotation upon the shaft 8 is a toothed wheel l0. the same having a crank handle 131 and this wheel meshes with a spur gear .i12 arranged upon a beveled tooth wheel 13 journaled upon the shaft 9. The, wheel 13 meshes with a pinion 14 disposed in the slot Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 29, 1915.

-Iatnted Feb. 13, 1917.

Serial N o. 64.192.

or recess in tie handle 7, the said pinion being provided upon one end of a` shaft 15 which passes t )rough 'the top of the fan cas iner 5 and which is connected with the blades of the fan 1G.

By this arrmgeinent the train of gears will revolve tl e t'an ltrapidly so that the same will sucli the dirt through the nozzle 2 and pipe 1 ard below the fan over the disk 3 through the space or opening 17 between the fiange 1 o3? the fan casing and the periphery of the said disk A3.

The nnmera 18 designates the dirt bag. This ,bag is provided upon its lower end with an opening just'snfticient to receive the pipe 1. the sa d opening being preferably provided by ar extension or neck 19, and a t vin, lr element, such as a cord 20, is wound around the neci 19 to hind the same agili, ist the pipe 1. Tlzc upper and open end of the bagr 18 is likewise secured by a cord 21 to the flange 4 of the ian casing.

From the abr ve description, taken in connection with tlv accompanying drawings, it

will be noted that T have` provided an extremely simple. cheap and reliable vacuum cleaner and it in thought that the simplicity thereof as well as the lnethod of operation will be appreci lted Irvthose Skilled inthe art to which lsuch invention ap|mrtains without further deLailed description. itvbeing.,r

merely necessary to add that b v releasing the cord 2l. the dirl: mayV bag: 18.

Having thus i ascribed the invention, what I claim is:

'l`he herein` d( scribed construction of vacv umn cleaners ircludinggfI a nozzle having a pipe connected therewith anfd said pipe hav-I ing its end provi led with a head in the shape of a llat disk, a fan casing surrour'i'diner thedisk and spaced iherefrom. radially disposed arms secured to the edge of the fan 'easing and connected v'ith the pipe. a fan within the casing. 'a handle supported by theioasing. said casing and pipe adapted to receive the opposite endsoi a dirt haar` and op rating mechanism upon the handle for the in.

Tn testimon)1 v'hereof l allix my si in presenceof tv'o witnesses.`

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